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Originally Posted by chris08876
A filler nonetheless. At 459 ft, will be barely noticeable. Only thing this has going for it is being near the water.
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I take it that you don't like modernist revival towers too much. I have recently come to like them more een though they are very subtle and minimalist. I can appreciate the mid-century classics (like IBM, GM, Seagram building and UN) too and thus the new stuff based on them. I can understand though why the majority don't like these towers and consider them boring and cold which is fine.
However, the past is that past and we need to move on to more contemporary styles like other cities are doing - you wouldn't see this kind of tower going up in cities that live on the cutting edge of design. I would be happy if they stopped building towers like this forever in NY and replaced them with hyper futuristic styles.. More 15/30 HY and Hadid's avant-garde stuff, and less 55 HY, this and 432 Park Avenue (even though those are nice towers). Even Vanderbilt and Steinway are a little retro for me.
As for not having his signature white: I think he went black here because he didn't want to upstage the UN. Probably wanted a more understated presence on the river at that location. I'm sure he is a student of modernist design and appreciates the Mies building and it's historical significance. Or maybe it was Meyer in a dark mood.